Addressing the ceremonial presentation of the President’s Police Colour to the Sikkim Police at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, the President highlighted Sikkim’s strategic location as a border state sharing international boundaries with three neighbouring countries.
During his first post-oath visit to North Bengal, CM Suvendu Adhikari announced weekly public outreach programmes and reiterated BJP’s key development promises for the region.
The controversy surfaced at Jagadish Chandra Vidyapith, Booth No. 26/237, where a woman voter claimed that her vote had already been cast before she could exercise her franchise. Her father backed the allegation, raising concerns of impersonation and electoral malpractice.
A political storm has erupted in Siliguri ahead of the Assembly elections over allegations of large-scale deletion of names from the electoral rolls, with Trinamul Congress (TMC) candidate and Mayor Gautam Deb and BJP nominee Sankar Ghosh locking horns.
A departmental inquiry has also been ordered into the matter.
The closing ceremony of the 2nd All India Police Handball Cluster 2025-26, organised by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), was held on Friday at the Frontier Headquarters, SSB, Siliguri, marking the successful conclusion of a prestigious national-level sporting event from 19 to 23 January.
Soon after the Trinamul Congress assumed power at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), the issue of expanding the corporation’s jurisdiction came under discussion, as several adjoining areas have gradually transformed from rural belts into urban zones.
The explosive growth in the number of two-wheelers, e-rickshaws and four-wheelers, coupled with the absence of organised parking facilities, has significantly worsened the situation.
Hundreds of activists belonging to various Hindu organisations staged a protest outside the Bangladesh Visa Application Centre (BVAC) in Siliguri on Monday, alleging attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
With the state government recently handing over a plot of land in Matigara, Siliguri, to a newly-formed trust for the construction of a Mahakal mandir, the Darjeeling District CPI-M has announced plans to launch a major public agitation ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
